• Killer New Cocktail Menu @ Rub Smokehouse Bar

    Down at Rub they like to switch thing up, and when they do, Impact Food are always there to test and taste their crazy concoctions. With this magnificent new menu, we tried a selection of their newest drinks and bring you some of their best and most bonkers cocktails yet! ...
  • A Flipping Great Pancake Day

    What the Impact team has been up to this Pancake Day… Everybody loves Pancake Day, especially us foodies here at Impact! We’ve been whipping out our frying pans, getting out our toppings and busily cooking up some classic Shrove Tuesday treats. Here are a few of our best efforts!...
  • What’s Your Pancake?

    A entire day officially dedicated to arguably the most fun type of food, pancake day deserves a celebration to equal its awarded status. This day only happens once a year (well, for conformists, that is), so don’t waste it! Many dilemmas crop up on the day: bought or homemade?...
  • Easy-Peasy Coconut Curry

    Serves 2 Ingredients 1 clove garlic 1 tbsp tikka curry paste (paste not sauce) 1/2 tsp of chilli powder (adjust to personal desire) 2 chicken stock cubes 400g chicken (diced in to cubes) 2 cups of basmati rice 4 cups of water 2 tsp whole cumin seeds 200 ml...
  • Delicious Dinner – Smoked Mackerel

    Ingredients: 1 fresh mackerel fillet (or smoked mackerel) 2 cloves of garlic 2 stock cubes (I used vegetable ones) 250g passata 2 large tomatoes Oregano Splash of red wine (optional) 1/2 tbsp tomato purée Salt Pepper Olive oil Recipe For the pasta: 1. Heat some oil in a saucepan...
  • Simple Scone Recipe

    Simplicity is all important when baking in a student home, and scones are perfectly suited to this. Requiring only a few ingredients and not much of your time, scones are a well-loved crowd pleaser, and perfect comfort food for the long winter nights. Makes 10 Ingredients 450g self-raising flour...
  • Restaurant Review: Revolución de Cuba

    If you are looking for somewhere different to dine in the new year Nottingham’s recently opened tapas restaurant and bar, Revolución de Cuba, may be just what you are searching for. Situated on Market Street, it is the perfect place for live music, salsa, quality rum and of course,...